Rock Island Prize Sparks Battle Over Rail Mergers
The Rock Island line faces a high stakes clash as Union Pacific moves to gain stockholder support against Chicago and North Western led by Ben W. Heineman. Analysts question funding for the fight while Rock Island directors favor UP over the CNW offer amid potential merger talks with Chicago Milwaukee St Paul.
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Rock Island
Union Pacific
Random
North Western
Southern Pacific
Oes
Kanora
Heineman
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Modern Etiquette Questions and Railroading Notes
A column on workplace etiquette advises using Mr. Smith in front of others and first names only privately. It mentions fashioning engagement notices with photos and discusses valet service tips and a stockholder driven rail status issue awaiting I C C approval.
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Smith
A.ho
Paternity suit filed against Nigerian prince in naac event
Paternity action filed by June Cotwright 19 a business college student against Prince Otuokere Paddy Njaka 22 Loyola University student for alleged fatherhood. Cotwright says she met Njaka in March 1962 at a party hosted by her mother and that they dated three months and discussed marriage. The suit was filed a day before Njaka’s wedding to Linda Faye Lee 20.
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June Cotwright
Business College
Prince Otuokere Paddy Njaka
Loyola University
Linda Faye Lee
Kentucky Capital Site Sold for Tobacco in 1792
In Frankfort Kentucky the land where the capital was built sold for 300000 pounds of tobacco in 1792 before statehood. A local merchant bought it from General James Wilkinson who had earlier acquired it from lawyer H Marshall.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Ken
Tucky
James Wilkinson
H Marshall
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AP Business
New York
Hills
Vanderbilts
Harrimans
Jay Gould
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Chicago & North Western Railway
Ben W. Heineman
Baal Selene Jn A
Wall Street
C&nw
The
Southern Pacific Railroad
Roberta Lee
Rock Island and
Union Pa
Cific
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Railroad Regulatory Regency
Moore
Welbilt
Powermaster
Moore's
FOR Homeowners, Contractors & CO
Barrett
F.H.A
U.S. Laboratories
Sparke
Green & Tone Grray
Moore’s
Regal
Fabrice
U.S. Route 11
North Martinsburg Pike
Winchester
Wee Ma
CORE
Akaokwa
Place Bros. Tire Co., Inc
Joe Ffershey
Mgr
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